May 2006

Let's get the real story behind Initiative 920 (proposing to abolish the Washington State estate tax). People need to understand what's really going on here.

As a Certified Financial Planner practitioner serving high net worth and institutional investors in Washington State, I am probably more familiar with the estate tax (or "legacy tax") and related planning strategies than the average citizen. Clients I serve, along with other millionaire Washingtonians, are potentially subject to our Washington State estate tax.

The Seattle City Council should feel a moral obligation to "just say no" to the Sonics request to remodel Key Arena. Maintaining our public spaces (parks, schools, community centers, roads, etc.) are necessary investments in our infrastructure, but extending what amounts to a subsidy for a team of millionaires is not a critical need - that's why I was pleased to see your recent editorial, "Sonic the tax-hog" (April 26. 2006)

Budgets at each level of government are moral documents. They identify our collective priorities and reveal the values we hold about our community.

Bop Street isn't so much a store as it is an experience. Of course, you would not know it from the store's non-descript exterior. Located in Cowman Campbell Paint Company's former warehouse, a simple sign above the door and sandwich board on the street corner are the only evidence of its existence.

As you enter you see one thing, records. Bins, shelves, and boxes bulge with thousands upon thousands of records, ranging from the rare to the commonplace to the bizarre. Bop Street is well-known for the quality and quantity of its inventory.

The sixth-graders from Coyote Creek Middle School were gathered around the Red Ruffed Lemur exhibit. The children, with notebooks in hand and intent in their eyes, scanned the exhibit in hopes of catching a glimpse of the elusive creature.

The children were on a long overdue field trip from their home in Surry, BC, to the Woodland Park Zoo.

1. Police responded to a verbal domestic violence report on the 2200 block of South Star Lake Road. Upon arrival they heard a male and female arguing inside the apartment, and as they knocked on the door, they heard a commotion on the balcony. However, as they entered the apartment and did a security sweep, they found a woman alone who denied being in an argument, in danger or in need of police assistance. There was no evidence of a crime.

Loud music lands man in jail after officers field complaint

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"A life of hard work," is Dorothy Owen's explanation for her longevity.

Born May 25, 1906 in Boone, Iowa, Owen keeps busy these days tidying up her small garden surrounding her home in the Belmor complex in Federal Way and visiting with her son and grandsons.

On May 25, Owen plans to celebrate her century of life in the Northwest with a family dinner at Black Angus Restaurant.

A slight tremble in her hands and high blood pressure are her only health concerns - and she definitely needs to wear her hearing aid, she says.

She keeps illness at bay by sta

Standing just a shade over five feet tall, these 12-year-olds don't appear too physically menacing. With a hug goodbye from mom or dad, the young boys grab their brightly colored duffle bags and suit up for an afternoon of practice.

No hulking quadriceps. No intimidating attitudes.

In light of the recent reportage of record oil profits for Exxon/Mobil and Shell Oil, executives have admitted that while they have made obscene amounts of money, it is because they must do their very best to fulfill the energy requirements of American citizens, and that it is expensive to do so.

Jesus Nava, today a self-confident and cheerful 15-year-old, remembered his reaction five years ago when his mother left him behind in Guadalajara, Mexico and came to the United States to join her husband.

"I remember grabbing her ankles, crying, crying, begging her not to leave...

Boys soccer

Foster 3, Vashon Island 2

Foster journeyed across the Puget Sound to Vashon Island Tuesday, May 9 and it paid off in the West Central District tournament victory.

Kamal Matan scored the first goal in the 17th minute off an assist from Secret Tolo. Matan also scored the next one on a Sheikhnour Farah in the 70th minute.